Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Science and Art : books and original works, 51726, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 17, 2026 - May 17, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Louis Stevenson | TREASURE ISLAND BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON FIRST EDITION |
London | 1883 | AUD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 3,175.00 |
| 2 | E.B. White; Garth Williams | STUART LITTLE 1946 + CORRESPONDENCE G WILLIAMS ARTIST |
London | 1946 | AUD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 4 | Joseph Conrad | JOSEPH CONRAD FIRST EDITION |
London | 1898 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 5 | W. Saville-Kent | SAVILLE-KENT NATURALIST 1897 |
London | 1897 | AUD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold |
| 6 | William Harrison Ainsworth | WILLIAM AINSWORTH 1841 FIRST EDITION TRIPLE DECKER |
London | 1841 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 7 | Barrett; Eric Worrell; Cogger; Hoser; Wykes; Shine | AUSTRALIAN SNAKES & REPTILES |
1950; 1963; 1975; 1989; 1960; 2005; 1995 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 8 | FINE BINDINGS |
1951; 1953; 1954 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | ||
| 9 | Lucie-Smith; Burland; Eric Kroll; Alva Bernadine; Kelly; Dopp | EROTICA |
New York; Scotland; Amsterdam; London | 2003; 1974; 2002; 2001; 1981; 1997; 2000 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 10 | Janda Gooding; Ron Banks | AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ART |
Western Australia | 1990 | AUD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold |
| 11 | Rodolphe Meyer De Schauensee | BIRDS OF CHINA |
1984; 1935 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 12 | W. Ernest Cooke; H. B. Curlewis | PERTH OBSERVATORY STAR CATALOGUES 1907-1913 |
1907-1913 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | |
| 13 | W. Ernest Cooke; H. C. Russell | 1892 SYDNEY OBSERVATORY STAR CAMERA |
Sydney | 1921; 1892 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 14 | Edward Newman; James Edmund Harting | THE ZOOLOGIST: JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY |
1843-1874 | AUD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 15 | Richard John Griffith (1784-1878); Joseph Ellison Portlock (1794-1864); Joseph Beete Jukes (1811-1869) | GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF DUBLIN 1833-1860 - FINE BINDINGS |
Dublin | 1838-1860 | AUD 1,600.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 18 | Gordon Sauer | JOHN GOULD FINE BINDING |
1982 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 165.10 | |
| 19 | Winston Churchill | WINSTON CHURCHILL FIRST EDITIONS WW2 |
London | 1948-1954 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 20 | Michael Faraday; Joseph Banks; Charles Babbage | JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & ARTS: 19TH C. NOVEL SCIENTIFIC PAPERS |
London | 1817-1880 | AUD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 21 | ASTRONOMICAL REGISTER 1864-1886 |
1863-1886 | AUD 1,700.00 - 2,200.00 | AUD 1,143.00 | ||
| 22 | AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY 57/60 BATTALION |
1959-1993 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | ||
| 23 | Barney Oldfield | 1956 SIGNED BOOK COLONEL BARNEY OLDFIELD |
New York | 1956 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 24 | von Caemmerer; von Ardenne | 1911 IN WEHR UND WAFFEN - MILITARY |
Berlin | 1911 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 25 | Bob Breen; Gary Ramage | AUSTRALIAN ARMY IN SOMALIA 1993. |
Canberra | 1994 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 26 | Robert Werlich | MILITARY AWARDS & DECORATIONS |
Washington | 1974 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 27 | Jeffrey Ploughman; Perry Rowe; Winston Ramsey; Jean Paul Pallud; Gail Ramsey | WW2 BATTLE FOR MONTE CASSINO & OTHERS |
2011; 1987; 1984; 2018 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 | |
| 28 | Stephen W. Bushell | 1906 HARDY WILSON - CHINESE ART |
London | 1906 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 177.80 |
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Freeman’s
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Sotheby’s
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